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Cinema halls and theatres in Chennai
93 cinemas on one map, in Chennai (Madras), with addresses, screens and links to book.
Listings checked on 23 September 2026. Tap a pin for directions and booking links.
All 93 as Excel and CSV, with the people around each →People: WorldPop's 2020 estimate of everyone within 5 km of the town's halls, each counted once. How we count.
Chennai (also known as Madras) has 93 cinema halls on this map: 93 that sell tickets on BookMyShow or District. By type: 33 multiplexes, 17 single screens and 9 twin-screen cinemas, and 34 whose screen count we could not see.
PVR runs the most cinemas here (11), followed by AGS Cinemas (4), INOX (4) and Cinépolis (1). 71 of the 93 are independent cinemas, not part of any chain.
On 23 September 2026, at least 201 screens had shows listed across 59 of these cinemas, with at least 61,271 seats between them. Screens without a show that day are not counted, so these are floors, not totals.
Films on screen that day were in Tamil (58 cinemas), Telugu (39 cinemas), Hindi (14 cinemas), Malayalam (13 cinemas) and English (11 cinemas).
Premium formats: IMAX (2), P[XL] (1), EPIQ (1) and LUXE (1); recliner seats at 9 cinemas and wheelchair access listed at 14.
Chennai ranks 3rd of 1,494 Indian towns by number of cinemas on this map and first in Tamil Nadu.
Key facts · September 2026
Chennai in numbers
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93
cinema halls
Chennai has 93 cinema halls that sold tickets on BookMyShow or District on 23 September 2026: 33 multiplexes, 17 single screens, 9 twin screens and 34 whose screen count is not shown.
201+
screens with shows
At least 201 screens had shows in Chennai on 23 September 2026, across 59 halls, with at least 61,271 seats.
1.2 lakh
people per hall
About 1.1 crore people live within 5 km of Chennai's 93 cinema halls (WorldPop 2020 estimate): one hall for every 1.2 lakh of them.
1.5 lakh
people per hall across Tamil Nadu
Across Tamil Nadu there is one cinema hall that sells tickets online for every 1.5 lakh people, and across India one for every 3.3 lakh.
33rd
of 51 towns with 10+ halls
Chennai ranks 33rd of the 51 towns with 10 or more cinema halls, counting from the fewest people per hall within 5 km.
Cite these facts
CinemaHalls.in (2026). "Cinema halls in Chennai: key facts." September 2026 edition. https://cinemahalls.in/chennai#facts
You may quote these figures, with credit to CinemaHalls.in and a link to this page. Cinema halls: listings on BookMyShow and District read on 23 September 2026. People: WorldPop's 2020 estimate on a 1 km grid (CC BY 4.0), rounded; distances are straight lines. How we count.
Theatres by area in Chennai
Neighbourhoods with two or more cinemas, each on its own map.
All theatres in Chennai
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Chains in Chennai
Formats and facilities
Languages on screen, 23 Sept 2026
Tamil · 58Telugu · 39Hindi · 14Malayalam · 13English · 11
Cinemas with shows in each language that day, from District. It changes with each week's releases.
Data pack · September 2026 edition
All 93 cinema halls in Chennai, in one spreadsheet.
- 93 cinema halls, 42 columns each: address, PIN code, coordinates, chain, type, screens, seats, formats, amenities
- People living within 2, 5 and 10 km of every hall, the other halls within 5 km, the nearest one
- Areas, PIN codes with the people inside each boundary, and the city's residents per hall
- Excel workbook and CSV, emailed the moment you pay, with a GST invoice
Listings read from BookMyShow and District; residents from WorldPop's 2020 grid. Judge the free sample first: ten cinemas, every column.
City pack
Chennai
- Cinema halls
- 93
- Areas
- 22
- Screens with shows
- 201+
- Columns per hall
- 42
₹1,999 + GST
₹2,358.82 with 18% GST · GST invoice · one-time
Theatres by PIN code in Chennai
Every PIN code →- 600002 · Chintadripet · 2
- 600010 · Kilpauk · 2
- 600014 · Royapettah · 3
- 600016 · Alandur · 3
- 600017 · T. Nagar · 2
- 600019 · Thiruvottiyur · 2
- 600026 · Vadapalani · 2
- 600042 · Velachery · 2
- 600043 · Pallavaram · 2
- 600045 · Tambaram · 2
- 600049 · Villivakkam · 2
- 600050 · Padi · 3
- 600052 · Red Hills · 2
- 600053 · Ambattur · 2
- 600054 · Avadi · 2
- 600056 · Poonamallee · 2
- 600070 · Anakaputhur · 2
- 600072 · Pattabiram · 2
- 600100 · Medavakkam · 2
- 600118 · Moolakadai · 2
- 600123 · Poonamallee · 2
- 602001 · 2
- 602024 · Thiruninravur · 2
- 602106 · Sunguvarchatram · 2
- 603103 · Egatoor · 2
- 603110 · Thiruporur · 2
Also listed in open map data, not confirmed
These places are in OpenStreetMap or Overture but do not sell tickets on BookMyShow or District. Some sell at the counter; many have closed (in a street-by-street check of Jaipur, 16 of 18 had). If you know one, tell us.
- "arttd'inox" Unverified
- 2M Cinemas Unverified
- abirami mega mall Unverified
- Abirami Multiplex Unverified
- Agasthya Theatre Unverified
- Anand Cine Service Unverified
- Anand Cinema Unverified
- Anna Cinema Parking Unverified
- Aradhana Theatre Unverified
- Arunmathi Theatre Unverified
- Arvind Theatre Unverified
- AUDI 2 - PVR Cinemas Unverified
- AUDI 4 - PVR Cinemas Unverified
- AVM Rajeswari Theatre Unverified
- Balaj Unverified
- Balu Mahendra Cinema Pattarai Unverified
- Banu Cinema Parking Unverified
- Batcha Theatre Unverified
- Binary cinemas Unverified
- Buck Theatre Unverified
- Buvaneshvari Unverified
- Central Lecture Theater (CLT) Unverified
- Chennai Cinemas Unverified
- Chennai_ji -Tamil Cinema News, Memes, Trends and so on Unverified
- Chinnathirai cinema Unverified
- Cine Planet, Kompally Unverified
- Cineikons - Complete Cinema Info & Entertainment Portal Unverified
- Cineola Cinema Unverified
- Crown Talkies Unverified
- Devi Karumariamman Multiplex Unverified
- Dhanalakshmi Theater Unverified
- Dreamz Cinema Unverified
- Egmore Museum Theatre Unverified
- Evp Carnival Cinemas Unverified
- Flagship Kishore Inn Near Pvr Cinemas Skywalk Unverified
- Ganesh Cinemas Unverified
- Ganesh Theatre Unverified
- GK-MARLENCinemas Unverified
- Gopikrishna Unverified
- Green Shade Cinemas Unverified
- I Dreams Cinema Unverified
- Inox Cinema Unverified
- Inox Theatre Unverified
- Jayanthi Cinema Unverified
- Jayapradha Unverified
- Jayaraj Theatre Unverified
- Kamadhenu Unverified
- Kaveri Theatre Unverified
- Kaveri Theatre Unverified
- Konica Multiplex Unverified
- Kumaran Theatre Unverified
- Kundrathur Parimalam Theatre Unverified
- Lakshmi Talkies Unverified
- Liberty Cinema Unverified
- Mathi Theatre Unverified
- Melody Unverified
- mm preview theatre Unverified
- MM Theatre Unverified
- Muralikrishna Theatre Unverified
- Murugan Cinema Unverified
- Narendra Cinema Hall Unverified
- Nataraj Cinema Hall Unverified
- New cinema Unverified
- Odean Mani Theatre Unverified
- Odiyanmani Cinemas Unverified
- OH Cinema Unverified
- OYO Home 45481 Ambient Stay Rakki Cinemas Unverified
- OYO Home 64266 Snug Stay Near Mayajaal Cinemas Unverified
- Pandian Theatre Unverified
- Pilot Theatre Unverified
- Prarthana Drive In Theatre Unverified
- Proscenium theatre and creative solutions Unverified
- PVR Cinemas Unverified
- Ra2 Cinemas Unverified
- Raj Theatre Unverified
- Rajkumar Theaters Unverified
- Rakki Cinemas Unverified
- Ramarathna Theatre Unverified
- Rammuthuram Cinemas Unverified
- S2 Cinema Unverified
- S2 Theyagaraja Unverified
- Sangeetha Gadgets - Adambakkam (Jayalakshmi Theatre) Unverified
- Saravana Unverified
- Sathyam Flats Unverified
- Screen 2 @ S2 Cinemas Unverified
- Shanthi Cinema Unverified
- Shanthi Cinema Unverified
- South indian cine Unverified
- Sri Brinda Theatre Unverified
- Sri Krishna Talkies Unverified
- Sri Pandiyan Theatre Unverified
- Sri venkateswara theatre periyapalyam Unverified
- Srigangacinemaskolathur Unverified
- Srinivasa Theatre Unverified
- SSR Pankajam Theater Unverified
- Star Theatre Unverified
- STB Theatre Unverified
- Sundar Multiplex Unverified
- Suriyan ( 4 Theatres) Unverified
- Tamil Cinema News Unverified
- Tamil Cinema Trends - தமிழ் சினிமா Unverified
- The Cinema Hub Unverified
- The Hindu Theatre Fest Unverified
- Theater Makers Unverified
- Theatre Akku Unverified
- Theatre Concepts Unverified
- Top 10 Cinema Parking Unverified
- Udhayam Cinemas Unverified
- UFO Cinema Unverified
- Vasanthi Cinema Unverified
- Velan Theatre Unverified
- Venus Cinema Unverified
- Vidhya Theatre Unverified
- XD Cinema Unverified
Heritage
Cinema halls in Chennai that have closed
Kept on the map as part of the town's history, never in the "near me" results.
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Old Ram Theatre
Recorded as closed
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Safire Theatre complex
Recorded as closed
Cinema halls in towns near Chennai
Theatres in Chennai: questions
How many cinema halls (theatres) are there in Chennai?
93 cinema halls in Chennai are on this map, 93 of them selling tickets on BookMyShow or District. Open map data lists 114 more places in and around Chennai that we could not confirm; in a local check in Jaipur most such listings had closed. 2 cinemas in Chennai have closed.
Is there an IMAX in Chennai?
Yes. INOX Phoenix Market City, Velachery and PVR Palazzo, The Nexus Vijaya Mall were listed with IMAX shows on BookMyShow or District when we checked on 23 September 2026.
Which cinemas in Chennai have 4DX, ScreenX or other premium formats?
P[XL]: PVR VR Mall, Anna Nagar. EPIQ: Rakki Cinemas, OMR, Kelambakkam. LUXE: INOX Phoenix Market City, Velachery.
Which are the single-screen cinemas in Chennai?
Amirtham Cinema (MSM Surround), Tiruvottiyur; Bharath Theatre, Washermenpet; Casino Cinemas (Pure | |Couple Seats) Mount Road; Idream Cinemas, Royapuram; Kannappa Cinemas, Padappai; Kasi, Ashok Nagar; M.R. Theatre; Meenakshi Cinemas X Manali; and 9 more. Single screens are typed from the platforms' own listings: one screen with shows on the day we checked.
Which cinema chains are in Chennai?
PVR (11 cinemas), AGS Cinemas (4 cinemas), INOX (4 cinemas), Cinépolis (1 cinema), Miraj Cinemas (1 cinema) and MovieMax (1 cinema). The other 71 are independent.
Which cinemas in Chennai have recliner seats?
Bharath Theatre, Washermenpet; Casino Cinemas (Pure | |Couple Seats) Mount Road; EGA Cinemas ( | Audio | Couple Sofa), Kilpauk; Idream Cinemas, Royapuram; INOX Chennai Citi Centre, Mylapore; Kamala Cinemas, Vadapalani; and 3 more list recliner seats on BookMyShow or District.
Which cinema in Chennai has the most screens?
By screens with shows on 23 September 2026, PVR Heritage RSL, ECR (at least 10). Screens that had no show that day are not counted, so another cinema may in fact have as many.
How do I book cinema tickets in Chennai?
58 cinemas sell on BookMyShow and 62 on District. Each cinema's page here links straight to its booking page on those sites. CinemaHalls.in does not sell tickets.
Which old cinema halls in Chennai have closed?
Old Ram Theatre and Safire Theatre complex. Each has closure evidence: a local check, an OpenStreetMap lifecycle tag, Wikidata, or a name like "old" or "closed".
Which towns near Chennai have cinema halls?
Tiruvallur (30 km, 1 cinema), Thiruvalangadu (44 km, 1 cinema), Uthukottai (51 km, 3 cinemas) and Kanchipuram (52 km, 6 cinemas).
How many people does each cinema hall in Chennai serve?
About 1.1 crore people live within 5 km of its 93 halls (WorldPop's 2020 estimate), and there are 93 cinema halls: one for every 1.2 lakh of them. Across India it is one for every 3.3 lakh.
Can I download a list of cinema halls in Chennai?
Yes. All 93 are in the Chennai data pack as an Excel workbook and CSV (₹1,999 + GST), with address, PIN code, coordinates, screens, formats and the people who live within 2, 5 and 10 km of each hall. A free sample shows ten real rows first.
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About this data
A cinema is on this map when it sells tickets on BookMyShow or District (we read both on 23 September 2026), or when someone who knows the town has confirmed it open. Screen counts are floors: screens with shows on the day we checked. Cinemas open, close and renovate between checks, so confirm on the booking page before you travel. Places found only in open map data are shown separately as unverified, because most of those we have checked had closed.
No photos, ratings or reviews are collected. We never access anything private.